On Apr 9, 12:47 pm, cr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Craig Ringer) wrote: > On 8/04/2010 2:01 PM, JeffreyOtterywrote: > > > Running Windows XP Pro. Have been successfully using and deploying > > postgres for 2 years. > > > When I try to Uninstall PostgreSQL 8.3 using Windows Add/Remove > > Programs I get this message: > > > Service "PostgreSQL Database Server 8.3' (pgsql-8.3) failed to start. > > Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services. > > One must wonder why the uninstaller wants to *start* the postgresql service. > > I don't suppose you know whether you installed with the "One Click" > installer or the msi installer from postgresql.org ? If there's no > reference to EnterpriseDB anywhere in the documentation and the Start > menu entry for PostgreSQL doesn't have a "StackBuilder" it's probably > the MSI installer. > > > I have tried the following: > > > Created and logged on as various users as members of Administrators > > group. > > Deleted the 'postgres' user (is this a problem?) > > Removed all references to postgres in the registry. Rebooted > > Removed the PostgreSQL Service from the service list. (sc delete > > pgsql-8.3) > > Deleted the whole Postgres 8.3 directory in Program Files. > > > I have worked on this for 6 hours today to no avail. GRRRR. > > > Desperate for some suggestions?? > > As a last resort you can manually uninstall Pg. You're half-way there > already :S > > Make sure no Pg processes are running, then *delete* the program > directory. Then clean up the registry entries Windows uses to track > program installations to get rid of the add/remove programs entry: > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310750 > > now open the Start menu, right click on "All programs", choose "explore > all users", find the Postgresql folder and delete that too. > > I don't think Pg scatters too much through the Windows registry, so if > you've removed the uninstall entry, the program files, the start menu > entries, the user account and the service definition you should be ok. > > -- > Craig Ringer > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-gene...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > To make changes to your subscription:http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general Thanks again Craig (You helped me once some time ago) I got it working (finally) by manually reinstalling the pgsql server only (using pg_ctrl.exe from the command line) THEN I was able to uninstall and reinstall. Phew!!! -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
